TNA Impact Basics

TNA Impact Basics

Basics

The most important skill you'll need to master when it comes to TNA Impact is the reversal mechanism. Reversals are executed by hitting the right button. You'll want to hit the button as your opponent is beginning his move, or in the middle of a throw or suplex.

Your on-screen HUD is the iMPACT! logo, which serves as both a meter and a timer. The meter fills up more and more each time you're attacked; when it's full, you'll need to shake the analog sticks to get your wrestler to heal. While that's going on, you'll be stunned and subject to wanton violence from your opponents without any way to stop it.

The timer mechanism serves as an indicator of how close you are to hitting your finisher. When the meter fills and catches fire, you'll be able to activate your finisher. Do so by using a strong grapple (using LB + Y) and then hitting B to execute your finisher. Every wrestler's finisher is executed in this manner. You can also pick up a fallen opponent by using LB + Y at his head.

Your health is displayed by a silhouette that starts out green; as the match goes along, your silhouette will see parts go from green (healthiest) to yellow (healthy), orange (injured), and red (severely injured). If your head, legs, or arms are red, you'll be able to be submitted if your opponent applies a submission to one of those areas; likewise, when your opponent's limb is red, he can be tapped out.

Submission Meter

Speaking of, one of the new mechanics native to TNA Impact is the submission meter, which serves as a sort of mini-game to keep your opponent in a submission or get out of one yourself. When you're in a hold, you'll need to press the buttons that pop up on the screen in order.

To win with a submission, after locking a severely injured part of your opponent's body in a hold, you'll need to enter in the combination three times before your opponent does so once.